Author Buzz | Jason Latnar | Group Activity https://authorbuzz.co.uk/members/jasonlatnar/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which Jason Latnar is a member. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:09:02 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 a7825d083d7dec89503ab579b1b7dda2 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Humans always wore encounter suits with mirrored visors, but on day two-hundred and six of the thirteenth-hundred cycle of Vark by the Baralian reckoning, Tharg learned exactly why. It all started when… in the group Writing prompts and inspirations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/opening-lines/humans-always-wore-encounter-suits-with-mirrored-visors-but-on-day-two-hundred-and-six-of-the-thirteenth-hundred-cycle-of-vark-by-the-baralian-reckoning-tharg-learned-exactly-why-it-all-started-whe/ Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0100 Humans always wore encounter suits with mirrored visors, but on day two-hundred and six of the thirteenth-hundred cycle of Vark by the Baralian reckoning, Tharg learned exactly why. It all started when…(first blogged here)

]]> 17bc59eaf6da4438fc7cd09d63645c33 Arves Corral joined the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/18276/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 23:32:35 +0100 0 4a389fa266482ce04d2e06d57b839d3e Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Please, dear HFY writers, no more stories starting with "Bob sat on the bridge of the Earth Ship Big Birtha" in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek https://lordmatt.co.uk/reflections/writing-and-storytelling/please-dear-hfy-writers-no-more-stories-starting-with-bob-sat-on-the-bridge-of-the-earth-ship-big-birtha/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0100 Please, dear HFY writers, no more stories starting with "Bob sat on the bridge of the Earth Ship Big Birtha" Why do so many HFY stories start with the OC standing somewhere waiting for the opening thing to happen? I’ve lost track of the stories I’ve listened to or […]

]]> f3ea133d917e1d0772a8b7948ba2123e Toni McHadden started the topic Just do a little in the forum Self care and motivation https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/self-care-and-motivation/forum/topic/just-do-a-little/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:00:56 +0100 When doing the thing feels too much, give yourself permission to do a tiny bit. If that is all you do, you have done infinitly more than if you did nothing.

]]> 0 5884a77c39653963770c42f56fccaf6e Jason Latnar joined the group I love poetry https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/18272/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:39:21 +0100 0 6742b5494c004504a1d1047fca042543 Matthew Brown edited the blog post Fixing my ActivityPub and WebMention comments to make them play nicely. in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek https://lordmatt.co.uk/technology/coding-and-development/fixing-my-activitypub-and-webmention-comments-to-make-them-play-nicely/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 18:39:32 +0100 Fixing my ActivityPub and WebMention comments to make them play nicely. I was struggling to get both comments and replies to post while only showing “facepile” for likes and boosts. I had no one to blame but myself as I coded […]

]]> bcdce69065ca67d877e3fde161d715e3 Jane Smith joined the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/18267/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:38:48 +0100 0 c1acd7bfdbe39c8c039a5664dfa35313 Adam Bassman joined the group Self care and motivation https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/18265/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:36:49 +0100 0 c7a1798807f028b5ce088cf97e8a3041 Blog: Their Mind Control Serum Was Perfect, Until They Used It On Humans from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/narration/2026/their-mind-control-serum-was-perfect-until-they-used-it-on-humans/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:53:44 +0100 0 77068723bb8eb4c87c75a48e7675bd22 Matthew Brown edited the blog post The email, social media, and IndieWeb Node I need (that will probably never exist), that I think authors would love in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek https://lordmatt.co.uk/technology/the-email-social-media-and-indieweb-node-i-need-that-will-probably-never-exist-that-i-think-authors-would-love/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:40:30 +0100 The email, social media, and IndieWeb Node I need (that will probably never exist), that I think authors would love I need a special blend of stuff that might never exist. This is my attempt to dream out loud in the hope that this is the idea someone steals and runs […]

]]> a2b37a6a8fff23220c0799f1fb012b50 Charles Maxwell joined the group Author appearances and events https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/18257/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:39:43 +0100 0 cccb7ebefa4414024360179e23a0c754 Charles Maxwell joined the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/18256/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:39:23 +0100 0 d1ebc5b28a7d00ab55aa314255ea1616 Matthew Brown edited the blog post Jukka's blog and email list journey in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek https://lordmatt.co.uk/technology/the-internet/blogs-and-blogging/focus-on-others/jukkas-blog-and-email-list-journey/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:36:40 +0100 Jukka's blog and email list journey Every now and then, I like to share the love by focusing on a blog I have found and enjoyed. Today I’d like to share Jukka’s blog. Jukka is a business […]

]]> 67d01ac03ae4500467306ab3a7197c12 Acorn Boi commented on the post, Writers, tell me about your WIP, on the groupblog Shall we talk? https://chat.authorbuzz.co.uk/writing/writers-tell-me-about-your-wip/#comment-837 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:18:45 +0100 Just a self-insert fan-fic about being a padawan in Luke’s academy.

]]> 9f9c262f0c60a8c81bf88227024b6c3e Matthew Brown commented on the post, Writers, tell me about your WIP, on the groupblog Shall we talk? https://chat.authorbuzz.co.uk/writing/writers-tell-me-about-your-wip/#comment-836 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:12:50 +0100 If I can spot the trope and predict the ending too soon, I get bored or disappointed. I long for the excitement of not knowing what will happen next that I had watching and reading when I was young. In other […]

]]> 256634698a64554a8b99bf2d8f418fd9 Blog: Harbour Street, Ann Cleeves from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/06/Harbour_Street__Ann_Cleeves.html Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:04:00 +0100 2014 contemporary police mystery, sixth in Cleeves’ Vera Stanhope
series. A few days before Christmas, an old woman is stabbed on the Tyne
and Wear Metro. She was […]

]]> 0 bcdfa8009242e3c856bc3903a4d2c989 Blog: 22 Dead Little Bodies, Stuart MacBride from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/06/22_Dead_Little_Bodies__Stuart_MacBride.html Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:01:00 +0100 2015 short police procedural mystery novel, tartan noir, in the Logan
McRae series. Logan’s day starts with a failed attempt to stop a
suicidal jumper, and goes […]

]]> 0 181460e75c4e31d973e967d180a367d4 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post The sewer elves are causing trouble again in the group Writing prompts and inspirations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/the-sewer-elves-are-causing-trouble-again/ Sat, 30 May 2026 19:00:00 +0100 6c0b4777cc50ae326f8e384027aa5bb3 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post What are you reading? in the group Shall we talk? https://chat.authorbuzz.co.uk/books/what-are-you-reading-2/ Sat, 30 May 2026 17:00:00 +0100 What are you reading? Tell me about your currently open book(s). Would you recommend it/them?

]]> e6c59cb9321f1b1fe484ec231fae5a1f Blog: The Folded Sky, Elizabeth Bear from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/05/The_Folded_Sky__Elizabeth_Bear.html Sat, 30 May 2026 08:01:00 +0100 2025 space opera, third in its loose series. Dr Sunya Song has
travelled to the edge of the galaxy to work on the investigation, and
evacuation, of the Baomind, a […]

]]> 0 c280e1911861b4525730962da57b9486 Blog: Intergalactic Battles (3 short Sci Fi movies) from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/intergalactic-battles-3-short-sci-fi-movies/ Fri, 29 May 2026 21:00:00 +0100 0 85d084ef0f3b4a2c165e9225ee323fb0 Blog: Visible from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/visible/ Wed, 27 May 2026 18:00:00 +0100 0 c2ed925e497e62615d7ea07f093cb397 Blog: The Tainted Cup, Robert Jackson Bennett from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/05/The_Tainted_Cup__Robert_Jackson_Bennett.html Wed, 27 May 2026 08:01:00 +0100 2024 fantasy mystery. A high-ranking Imperial officer has been
murdered, in a particularly grotesque way. But why was he even staying
at a house belonging to one of […]

]]> 0 9337ffc059d2db9afa19a5bc31f7afe4 Blog: An Impossible Impostor, Deanna Raybourn from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/05/An_Impossible_Impostor__Deanna_Raybourn.html Tue, 26 May 2026 08:02:00 +0100 2022 historical thriller, seventh of its series. A Missing Heir has
shown up. Well, maybe. Veronica knew the real man back in the day, and
is asked to see if she […]

]]> 0 2ee3fe7440df3394ae725541e53c9ab0 Blog: Flicker from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/flicker/ Mon, 25 May 2026 21:00:00 +0100 0 025a29a87ced8a7ad4b4ea95df8cd587 Blog: Star Patrol from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/star-patrol/ Sun, 24 May 2026 19:00:00 +0100 0 7a1399403bac489e0f91e41471a0dae3 Blog: The Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares from Dogwood Tales in the group Book Reviews by Dogwood Tales feed https://dogwoodtales.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-invention-of-morel-by-adolfo-bioy.html Sun, 24 May 2026 17:27:30 +0100 This is a remarkable short science fiction novel written in 1940 by Argentinian author Adolfo Bioy Casares, originally published in Spanish and translated into […]

]]> 0 3e7bad4fd96da1b61d6bd0ef8f1d804f Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Your new house has a series pixie infestation in the group Writing prompts and inspirations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/your-new-house-has-a-series-pixie-infestation/ Sat, 23 May 2026 19:00:00 +0100 0dd61e40fe15623af582aa02c8eb0332 Matthew Brown commented on the post, Writers, tell me about your WIP, on the groupblog Shall we talk? https://chat.authorbuzz.co.uk/writing/writers-tell-me-about-your-wip/#comment-832 Sat, 23 May 2026 13:41:23 +0100 I do enjoy a story that goes somewhere I was not expecting.

]]> 26f978c32e6e68d0a89dddc99f0d9f65 Jason Latnar edited the blog post Writers, tell me about your WIP in the group Shall we talk? https://chat.authorbuzz.co.uk/writing/writers-tell-me-about-your-wip/ Sat, 23 May 2026 07:50:42 +0100 Writers, tell me about your WIP No, really, tell me about your Work In Progress. I want to know.

]]> 116e6caa24ca1bee340e69268ef6866c Blog: Multiverses (Sci-Fi Compilation from DUST) from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/multiverses-sci-fi-compilation-from-dust/ Fri, 22 May 2026 13:00:00 +0100 0 f5f59b4e97eada305f035849be6ab876 Blog: Scarper, Jenny Schwartz from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/05/Scarper__Jenny_Schwartz.html Fri, 22 May 2026 08:02:00 +0100 2023 SF, second of its series. OK, now we know some of what’s going
on. What should we do about it?

]]> 0 9bb892c0c4025cd473ce2141be423bda Acorn Boi joined the group Writing prompts and inspirations https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/18207/ Thu, 21 May 2026 16:14:33 +0100 0 25a41aa71cbba2f38212e20c50918f5e Jason Latnar replied to the topic Added a STP podcast to the group in the forum Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/fans-of-sir-terry-pratchett/forum/topic/added-a-stp-podcast-to-the-group/#post-5242 Thu, 21 May 2026 16:09:57 +0100 Approved!!

]]> 0 fab49a288c24949300ab4da5a8a0805a Matthew Brown started the topic Added a STP podcast to the group in the forum Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/fans-of-sir-terry-pratchett/forum/topic/added-a-stp-podcast-to-the-group/ Thu, 21 May 2026 16:07:59 +0100 I found a STP podcast on Mastodon. I’ve added it as an external blog feed so new episodes should show up for subscribers to STP’s group.

]]> 0 a44ed13c85ead18ce5b92a56042be534 Blog: Paladin's Faith, T Kingfisher from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/05/Paladin_s_Faith__T_Kingfisher.html Thu, 21 May 2026 08:00:00 +0100 2023 romantic fantasy. Marguerite the spy has heard of a new invention
which will change the shape of the world’s economies. Unable to trust
any old friends or […]

]]> 0 8080236a5bfedaa2cf786c50f4522728 Blog: Half Dead, Annabel Chase from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/05/Half_Dead__Annabel_Chase.html Wed, 20 May 2026 08:02:00 +0100 2025 paranormal fantasy, last of a nine-book series. Lorelei is in
supernatural prison, and her boyfriend is being tortured by Lucifer in
person. How to give […]

]]> 0 9cd8bd3aff9606148ea4f83b835a47b9 Blog: Down to Earth from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/down-to-earth/ Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 +0100 0 18403384b3190090e25d9034cf55ea92 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Something just escaped from your computer game in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/something-just-escaped-from-your-computer-game/ Tue, 19 May 2026 20:00:00 +0100 ff96f8ca73d3c069d8f17d69ee8d89a5 Blog: When Humanity Owes You a Favour… Expect the Unimaginable! from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/narration/2026/when-humanity-owes-you-a-favour-expect-the-unimaginable/ Tue, 19 May 2026 08:00:00 +0100 0 3712b19128961c748a067a543ee4aded Blog: DUST: Mystery from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/dust-mystery/ Mon, 18 May 2026 22:00:00 +0100 0 40c91d037deb3dc521e55fd969608c52 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post You work as a process server. You must deliver subpoenas to everyone in this photo. in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/you-work-as-a-process-server-you-must-deliver-subpoenas-to-everyone-in-this-photo/ Mon, 18 May 2026 11:00:00 +0100 You work as a process server. You must deliver subpoenas to everyone in this photo.

]]> da3f2577e464a48e6dcfbfc34ea9a0e4 Blog: Second Foundation, Isaac Asimov from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/05/Second_Foundation__Isaac_Asimov.html Mon, 18 May 2026 08:01:00 +0100 1953 classic SF, collection of shorter works. The Mule is still
building his empire. Obviously that has to be stopped. Spoilers for a
73-year-old book.

]]> 0 5925c71ada576acffe8c2d6d4f4bb372 Blog: Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell from Dogwood Tales in the group Book Reviews by Dogwood Tales feed https://dogwoodtales.blogspot.com/2026/05/faceless-killers-by-henning-mankell.html Sun, 17 May 2026 19:12:57 +0100 A classic Nordic noir thriller, featuring the archetypal hangdog detective. Kurt Wallander is middle aged, recently divorced, overweight and suffering from an […]

]]> 0 06f49fb5a4556daf2a3d25eb19975a75 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post You work as an investigator. Your job is to find ghosts that do not want to be found. in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/you-work-as-an-investigator-your-job-is-to-find-ghosts-that-do-not-want-to-be-found/ Sun, 17 May 2026 19:00:00 +0100 82713e360f2a9b6701691b5da152f2d1 Blog: Would You Like To Try Again? from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/would-you-like-to-try-again/ Sun, 17 May 2026 17:00:00 +0100 0 fc66a9e894263ed56b60cdbecd22d9ef Matthew Brown edited the blog post 7 fun posts to reply to (espeically if you use WebMention) in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek https://lordmatt.co.uk/uncategorised/7-fun-posts-to-reply-to-espeically-if-you-use-webmention/ Sat, 16 May 2026 22:11:06 +0100 7 fun posts to reply to (espeically if you use WebMention) Sometimes you want to write a blog or a social media update, but draw a blank on what to say. Other times, you may crave interaction and a good chat. In […]

]]> e38ed25a6d5e31e6b8b8d877456c29ce Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post You work as a process server. You must deliver an injunction to one specific cat. You have until midnight. in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/you-work-as-a-process-server-you-must-deliver-an-injunction-to-one-specific-cat-you-have-until-midnight/ Sat, 16 May 2026 17:00:00 +0100 0b5259d645de23a579ef9895f218c4c4 Blog: Evil AI Assistants (A Sci-Fi Compilation from DUST) from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/evil-ai-assistants-a-sci-fi-compilation-from-dust/ Fri, 15 May 2026 22:00:00 +0100 “Cera” by John Robinson IrwinAn 11-year old girl’s loyalty to her parents is tested after an attack by her caregiver hints to a greater violent upheaval beyond t […]

]]> 0 0e1e7fd2c047a3f856aabfdff3ab55d7 Blog: The Marriage Method, Mimi Matthews from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/05/The_Marriage_Method__Mimi_Matthews.html Fri, 15 May 2026 08:00:00 +0100 2025 Victorian romance. Miles Quincey, a crusading newspaper editor,
has been looking too hard into the Academy, so its deputy
headmistress, Nell Trewlove, is sent […]

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